The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-13
A TYPICAL AMERICAN.

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| The Sullivan Code of Etiquette-The Bosto-
| MANS Influence for Peace.
New York Tribune.
| Mr.. John L. Sullivan is doing more than to
| show the Prince of Wales and the nobility of
| England how TO box he is giving the English
| speaking some valuable lessons in repub-
| lican simplicity. Whatever may be the politi-
| cal opinions of the average Briton. personal
| contact with royalty overwhelms him with awe.
| He may be Birmingham Republican an East
| End Socialist. but invitation to meet the
Prince of Wales in any social capacity, how
| ever modest, would set his heart huttering
| and bring a quake to his knees. In the social
| world the monarchy is still absolute. royal
| invitation is a command. and cannot be disra-
| garded But Mr.. Sullivan has changed all that.
| and is making code of etiquette of his own,
| under which he meets foreign potentates on
terms Of perfect equality and judges them solely
| by their qualifications as good fellows. Nobody
! will be sorry to hear that Mr. Sullivan, after
| having met the Prince and boxed for him, says
that ANY one can see that he's a gentleman
This might mean world of comfort to the
Prince, if he found himself a tight place,
for that wonderful right of Mr. Sullivan could
protect the heir to the empire on which the
| never sets from anything short Of dynamite
| bomb.
We don't suppose it ever occurred to Mr.. Sui
| 1ivan that he wasn't bigger than the
Prince of Wales. and, reflection, we don't
know why it should The Suilivans have shown
themselves, take them all together, a more in
dustrious and useful family than the Guelphs.
and they quite numerous, though it is
best not to be too sure about that The Prince
has lofty rank, but Sullivan has a biceps muscle
the like of which the world never saw. The
Prince is rich. principally in debts and expecta-
tions, and wears the halo of royalty. but Sulli-
like the steam hammer. that can crack an egg in
a wine-glass without hurting the glass.
or can shake the earth with the force
of it's stroke No, between Sullivan
and Prince if awe made itself felt anywhere. it
must have been in the breast OF the latter he
saw the Yankees detoid muscle pull up that
h14 f1va R,,A - A -
was not disposed to take advan
tage of his obvious superiority He kept the
Prince waiting only two weeks for this exhibit
tion and on the day appointed was only twenty
minutes behind time. This doubtless
meant to mark what he felt due to their
difference of station in the sporting world. with
out subj ecting the Prince to too great inconven-
fence doing anything TO hurt his feelings
On the contrary, Sullivan is said to have shaken
to have signified no dspleasure when the latter
followed his example, and remained
covered during the conversation. Gided
lordings were shocked that Sullivan
should not have paid more Difference to H. r.
H. but 81. r. Ell. was not He that Sulli-
van was disposed to waive all accidents of birth,
and the like artificial distinctions, and he knew
that when Sullivan was disposed to waive any
thing it was best to let him have his way. for
fear he might wave that terrible right, and fan
a feeble royal flame out of existence But he was
the most aimiabe mood. and showed all the
good nature of true greatness He said he had
heard of the Prince. and was very glad to oblige
MIN, ana tOlU nlU 10 ask LOT MIN the next
time he came to Boston. and he would see that
he was treated right" There is even a report
that the great American said afterward that the
Prince was the kind Of man ''you would like to
introduce to your family" but this seems doubt
full. Mr.. Sullivan is very careful in social mat
We are glad the Prince has met Sullivan He
has been long time in search of typical
American, and now he has been found. We are
glad, too, that Sullivan has gone to England
just when the English peace deputation have
come to this country. This is fair exchange.
They war will cease only when it has be-
come SO destructive that no one will dare to
gage ia it. If any one imagines that John l..
Sulltvans influence is not for peace. let him
seek q personal interview of, say. one round.